County man charged with sex abuse

By Staff
Nathan Strickland
RED BAY- A Red Bay man was arrested Saturday for allegedly forcing himself onto a 22 year-old female.
Red Bay Police Chief Jana Jackson said Carlos Cifuentes, 44, of 111 Village Green in Red Bay has been charged with first-degree sexual abuse.
Investigators with the Red Bay police department said Cifuentes entered into the victim’s residence unannounced, after she had tried to let her dog out.
Cifuentes began to try and force himself upon the 22 year-old female, officials said. The victim finally was able to push Cifuentes away and that is when he fled the scene and the victim called authorities.
Officials said law enforcement was able to track him down the same evening and took him into custody. Investigators said the two alibis Cifuentes claimed to have fell through and he was transported to the Franklin County jail.
Investigators said the victim had met Cifuentes through a friend earlier in the week and, in a nine-minute phone conversation, Cifuentes tried to get the victim to go on a date with him.
She declined and then the incident occurred later on the same week.